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WSY to BNK: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Ballina Byron Bay (Ballina Byron Gateway Airport)
664 mi
1,068 km · 577 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
664 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
- BNK — Ballina Byron Gateway Airport · Ballina Byron Bay, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Near BNK
- LSY · Lismore Airport18 mi away
- OOL · Gold Coast Airport46 mi away
- GFN · Grafton Airport72 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from BNK?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Ballina Byron Bay (BNK) is 664 miles (1,068 km, 577 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to BNK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WSY to BNK?
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